If an employee is terminated for exercising a protected right, the concept of "employmentat will" may not apply
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See: The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly , 31, No. 1 (May 1990), Titus Aaron, Edward Dry, and James L. Porter, "The Grey Box in Employee Relations," pp. 112-117; and Jeffrey Pellisier , "Avoiding the Wrongful-Termination Pitfall," pp. 118-123.
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For a thorough discussion of public-policy implications regarding employee termination and empirical research that supports legal reform, see: Elletta Sangrey Callahan, "Employment At Will: The Relationship between Societal Expectations and the Law," American Business Law Journal, 28, No. 3 (Fall 1990), pp. 455-484.
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Wagenseller v. Scottsdale Memorial Hospital, 710 P.2d 1025 (1985).
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5Palmateer v. International Harvester Co., 421 NE 2d 876 at 878 (Ill. 1981).